Women & STEM
This physicist and chemist were the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person ever to win two in different scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
This Mexican painter is famous for her vibrant self‑portraits and iconic unibrow.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era of tennis.
Who is Serena Williams?
Her pioneering X-ray diffraction photographs were essential to discovering the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This African American poet and author wrote “Still I Rise” and was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration since Robert Frost.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This Supreme Court justice, known as “RBG,” became the second woman ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This Pakistani activist survived an attack and went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 for advocating girls’ education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This gymnast is the most decorated in history, with more than 30 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
As a NASA “human computer,” she calculated the trajectory for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She wrote “Little Women,” the beloved story loosely based on her own life with her sisters.
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
She was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in ending the Russo‑Japanese War.
Who is Bertha von Suttner?
She founded the Missionaries of Charity and is known for her humanitarian work with the poor in India.
Who is Mother Teresa?
She won six Olympic gold medals in track and field and is known as “the fastest woman alive” of her era.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo‑Jo)?
This marine biologist and author of “Silent Spring” helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Who is Rachel Carson?
This American architect designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at just 21 years old.
Who is Maya Lin?
This Congresswoman became the first woman to run for President on a major party primary ballot in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
A pioneering labor leader, she co‑founded the United Farm Workers and fought for farmworkers’ rights across the U.S.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
This soccer star led the U.S. Women’s National Team to World Cup victories and won the Ballon d’Or in 2019.
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
One of the first Black women in space, she became a NASA astronaut in 1987 and later inspired the first Star Trek character named after a real astronaut.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This celebrated choreographer founded the Martha Graham Dance Company and is considered the mother of modern dance.
Who is Martha Graham?
Known as the “Mother of the African American Civil Rights Movement,” she co‑founded the NAACP and fought for racial and gender equality throughout the early 20th century.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This environmental activist from Kenya founded the Green Belt Movement and became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
The first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, she registered using her initials “K.V. Switzer.”
Who is Kathrine Switzer?